Voters in Revere approved the proposal and now Revere’s mayor is asking Suffolk Downs to redesign the plan to use only the 52-acre Revere side of the property.

"I will work with the Gaming Commission so that Revere’s affirmative land-use vote on this issue can stand," said Mayor Dan Rizzo.

“If the facility were located in Revere, and not in East Boston, then East Boston would be a surrounding community and would have a right to have a mitigation agreement. But they couldn’t kill the proposal,” said Steve Crosby, the chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

The casino debate is one of the first hot-button issues for Mayor-elect Marty Walsh, who addressed the victory for East Boston casino opponents.

“I’m surprised by the size of the victory. But as I stated in the whole campaign, whatever the folks in East Boston decided, whatever their will was, I would support.

And they voted down the Casino and that’s my – I support them,” Walsh said.

Regardless of what happens at Suffolk Downs, there could still be an impact on Boston as a surrounding community. Everett is moving forward with its proposal for a casino, following an overwhelming vote of support this summer.

If Suffolk Downs drops its bid entirely, Everett’s only competition will be from a proposed Foxwoods casino in Milford.

“Going forward, we are focused on putting our city in the best possible position to make Wynn Everett a reality,” said Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria.